IMPROVED DRIVING PERFORMANCE FOLLOWING PERCEPTUAL TRAINING IN PERSONS WITH BRAIN DAMAGE

This study investigated (1) the modifiability of perceptual deficits by simple paper-and-pencil exercises, and (2) the effects of such exercises on driving performance. Eight subjects with acquired brain damage were given 8 to 10 hours of perceptual training. The training was preceded and followed by repeated evaluations of perceptual skills and in-traffic driving performance. Results indicated that (1) perceptual skills improved following such training, (2) the training was associated with improved driving performance, and (3) the degree of driving-performance improvement was directly related to the degree of improvement of perceptual skills.

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  American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

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• Authors:
  • Sivak, M
  • Hill, C S
  • Henson, D L
  • Butler, B P
  • Silber, S M
  • Olson, P L
• Publication Date: 1984-4

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 163-167
• Serial:
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Volume: 65
  • Publisher: American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • ISSN: 0003-9993
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00039993

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brain; Driver performance; Driver training; Drivers; Improvements; Injuries; Perception; Personnel performance
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver perception
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394057
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 790
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM